University of SalfordSchool of Built Environment BSc A.docx

University of Salford
School of Built Environment
BSc Architectural Design & Technology
BSc Building Surveying
BSc Construction Project Management
BSc Quantity Surveying
Procurement and Administration
RE-sit Assessment Brief - Coursework
Submission Deadline: Friday 14th August 16:00hrs
This assessment contributes 50% of the marks for the above
module.
4000 word limit
1. BRIEF
1.1 About You
You are employed as independent construction procurement
professional
1.2 The Proposed Project
Tower Developments Ltd is looking to speculatively develop an
out of town retail complex on a Brownfield site in Eccles, the
site was acquired 2 years ago with outline planning consent at a
public auction. Following favourable market conditions
resulting in two national chains signing pre-let agreement with
Tower Development, the developer now wishes to move
forwards with the scheme.
The overall development will comprise of the following retail
units:

· 1 x 3.000m2 Unit, which has been pre-let to a national toy
store
· 2 x 900m2 Units
· 2 x 700m2 Units
· 1 x Drive thru type restaurant, which has been pre-let by a
coffee shop Franchisee.
· Along with associated external works
All buildings on the site were cleared prior to Tower’s
acquisition. The site is close to a local school and is accessed
from a main highway.
The budget to cover the total development cost, inclusive of
construction works, external works, statutory and professional
fees is estimated to be £15 million. The completion date is
critical given the pre-let agreements stipulate occupancy most
occur within 6 months. If this is not achieved the agreements
are likely to be terminated.
1.3 Assessment Requirements
Task 1 (50 marks):
Tower Developments have requested that you produce a report
which provides an analysis of the key procurement issues for
their consideration. The report should include a detailed
appraisal leading to a recommendation for an appropriate,
value-led procurement strategy and system for the construction
of the proposed project.
Task 2 (10 marks):
It is also a requirement within the same report to identify a

suitable main form of contract and explain to Tower
Developments the key principles and advantages of using a
standard form of contract.
Task 3 (30 marks):
Tower Developments have asked you to explain in the report
how best to find and appoint the company/ies who have the
ability to successfully deliver the necessary design and
construction skills to complete the project and provide best
value in meeting the clients requirements.
Your response should clearly identify the key criteria which
should be adopted in the selection processes for the designers
and contractor.
Report and Presentation (10 marks):
2. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
REPORT WRITING
There are many publications on how to write a report but a good
starting point is
http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/cms/resources/uploads/files/St
udyBasics%20Scientific%20Report%20Writing%20Updated%20
(web).pdf
FORMAT
All submissions should have a cover sheet identifying the
module, the date and the student’s name and roll number. In
addition to the in-text citations, all submissions shall have a
reference list (and an optional bibliography), listing the sources
used in the preparation of the report. [The School has adopted
the Harvard system (APA 6th) as standard.
LENGTH
Maximum 4,000 words report excluding references,
bibliography, cover sheet or appendices (if any).
SUBMISSION
This assignment MUST be submitted electronically through

Turnitin®
Further information and support for students using Turnitin can
be found here:
http://www.salford.ac.uk/library/help/blackboard-and-
collaborate
3. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Item
Marks
Evaluation and Selection of a procurement route suitable for the
project scenario given
50
Selection of a standard form of contract and an associated
explanation of the benefits of adopting a standard form.
10
Company Selection processes
30
Presentation, formatting etc
10
4. MARKING SCALE
At Undergraduate Level 4, 5 and 6 the following marking scale
shall be used:
Outstanding
90% – 100%
Excellent

80% – 89%
Very good
70% – 79%
Good
60% – 69%
Fair
50% – 59%
Adequate
40% – 49%
Unsatisfactory
30% – 39%

Poor
20% – 29%
Very poor
10% – 19%
Extremely poor
0% – 9%
5. LEARNING OUTCOMES ADDRESSED
Critically evaluate client objectives and determine the
appropriate selection of procurement systems
Analyse project objectives under time, cost and quality,
sustainability issues
Use techniques such as procurement matrices to assist in
decision making
Develop an understanding regarding the selection of appropriate
contract forms
Appreciate issues and implications in connection with

contractor selection
Develop skills in report writing
Develop skills in procurement research
6. RETURN & FEEDBACK ARRANGEMENTS
Coursework marks and feedback will be available within 15
working days of your submission and will be loaded into
Blackboard.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
I. OBLIGATION TO KEEP COPIES OF ALL WORK
Students MUST keep a spare copy of all work which they hand
in as well as the receipt which is issued to them at the time of
submission.
II. PROVISIONAL NATURE OF MARKS & GRADES
All marks and grades issued to students are provisional until
ratified by examination boards.
III. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions made after 16:00hrs on the fourth working day
following submission will be deemed inadmissible and recorded
as a non-submission.
IV.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS
If the submission document file up-loaded to Blackboard is
corrupt and cannot be viewed - This is classed as a NON
submission. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure their
submission material can be opened by others.

To ensure your submission can be opened please follow this
simple step:
Go back to the submission area and the blue button that was
labelled Submit will now be a button labelled View – select this
button and what you see upon doing so will be the file/format
that your Lecturer can see. If you can open and view the
document then so can the lecturer.
V. PENALTIES FOR LATE SUBMISSION
Where coursework is submitted late, the following penalties
shall be applied to the mark:
(a) if the work is no more than four working days late, then
five marks shall be deducted for each working day (08:30-16:00
Mon- Thursday or part thereof) , but if the work would
otherwise pass then the mark for the work shall be reduced to
no lower than the pass mark for the component
(b) if the work is no more than four working days late and
marked and the mark is lower than the pass mark, then no
penalty shall be applied;
(c) if the work is more than four working days late then it
cannot be submitted and shall be recorded as a non-submission
(NS).
VI.
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
The University takes a serious view of all acts of academic
misconduct. Such acts are considered dishonest and as attempts
to gain unfair advantage. Acts of academic misconduct can take
many forms. They are likely to fall into one or more of the
following categories:
a) Plagiarism

Plagiarism involves taking the work of another person or source
and using it as if it were one’s own.
b) Self plagiarism
Self plagiarism (or double submission) is resubmitting
previously submitted work on one or more occasions (without
proper acknowledgement). This may take the form of copying
either the whole piece of work or part of it. Normally credit will
already have been given for this work.
c) Collusion
Collusionoccurs when, unless with official approval (e.g. in the
case of group projects), two or more students consciously
collaborate in the preparation and production of work which is
ultimately submitted by each in an identical, or substantially
similar, form and/or is represented by each to be the product of
his or her individual efforts. Collusion also occurs where there
is unauthorised co-operation between a student and another
person in the preparation and production of work which is
presented
as the student’s own.
d) Falsifying experimental or other investigative results
This could involve a range of things that make it appear that
information has been collected by scientific investigation, the
compilation of questionnaire results etc whereas in reality it has
been made up or altered to provide a more favourable result.
e) Taking unauthorised material (including electronic devices)
into an examination

f) Contracting another to write a piece of assessed work /
Writing a piece of assessed work for another
This involves any means whereby a person does work on behalf
of another. It includes assessments done for someone else in
full or in part by a fellow student, a friend or family member. It
includes sitting an examination for someone else. It also covers
obtaining material from internet ‘cheat sites’ or other sources of
work. Penalties for this type of unfair means will normally
apply both to a student of the University who does work on
behalf of another and a student of the University who has work
done for him/her.
g) Copying from, or communicating with, another examination
candidate during an examination
h) Bribery
This involves giving money, gifts or any other advantage to an
academic member of staff which is intended to give an unfair
advantage in an assessment exercise.
VII.
Particular care should be taken in respect of the following:
a)
Getting help from others / helping others
Students are encouraged to discuss and share ideas and
information, however those who knowingly assist others to
commit academic misconduct whether or not for payment (e.g.
by giving another student the opportunity to copy part or all of
a piece of work, by providing copies of assessments or by
providing bespoke assignments to another student) will be
subject to the same penalties as those who use unfair means.
Students must ensure that they protect their own work, submit it
themselves and do not allow other students to use their memory
stick and/or print off work on their behalf.

b)
Use of Readers/Note Takers
Students with special learning requirements who require the
services of readers or note takers are advised to use
appropriately trained individuals. Further advice can be
obtained from the Disability Service Team within Student Life
Directorate. http://www.advice.salford.ac.uk/disability
c)
Referencing
Students using work which has been produced by other people
within an assignment will need to ensure that they acknowledge
or reference the source of the work. Students should check with
their Schools for particular requirements. Marks may be
deducted for poor referencing. If poor referencing is extensive
throughout a piece of work it could appear that the student is
trying to claim credit for the work and he/she may be deemed to
have committed plagiarism. Guidance on good referencing
practice is available from Schools or may be provided through
research training programmes, the Study Skills Programme
located in Student Life and on-line guidance provided by
Information & Learning Services. Some useful resources are:
http://www.advice.salford.ac.uk/
Penalties
If satisfied that unfair means has occurred, a penalty will be
imposed on the student. Penalties vary depending on whether
the matter is referred to the School Academic Misconduct Panel
or the University Disciplinary Committee and on the particular
circumstances. A range of penalties may be imposed including:
· A penalty of 0% for the assessment component attempted
using unfair means;
· A penalty of 0% for the module affected by unfair means;
· A penalty of 0% for the module affected by unfair means and
the marks of all other modules at that academic level being
capped at the pass mark (40% for undergraduates, 50% for post

graduates).
In the most severe cases, where there are aggravating factors
(e.g. that this is a repeated case of the use of unfair means by a
student at an advanced stage in their studies), a student found
guilty of using unfair means may be permanently expelled from
the University.
Further details of the Academic Misconduct procedure are
available from:
http://www.governance.salford.ac.uk/page/student_policies
Pre-submission checklist
Before submitting your assessment; ask yourself the following
questions, just to be sure you’ve met all the requirements:
· Have I correctly referenced all the sources which I have used?
· Have I used Turnitin to check my referencing and bibliography
so that my tutor knows where I have found all my information?
· Have I completed the assignment within the word limit and/or
stated my word count?
· Have I used a spell checker and proof read my work?
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CHAPTER 9
Case Study Mead Meals on Wheels
The Mead Meals on Wheels Center (MMWC) provides meals
every day to the homebound elderly. The city of Wabash pays
MMWC $32 per week for each person it serves. There is no

shortage of demand for MMWC’s services among the elderly
citizens of Wabash, and MMWC can find qualified recipients
for as many meals as it can deliver. Each person helped by
MMWC receives two hot meals per day, seven days per week,
for a total of 14 meals every week.
To service the contract, MMWC has a central kitchen that has
the capacity to produce a maximum of 9,600 meals per day. It
costs MMWC an average of $36,000 per week to operate the
kitchen and other central facilities regardless of the number of
meals that MMWC serves. This covers all of MMWC’s fixed
costs (e.g., rent, equipment costs, and its personnel including
administrative staff) as well as its fixed seasonal service
contract costs (utilities, snow removal, etc.).
The first problem that MMWC faces is figuring out how much it
can afford to spend per person, per week for food to supply the
program. Food is MMWC’s only variable expense. You are
MMWC’s only program analyst.
Question 1: The executive director has come to you to calculate
how much MMWC can spend per week, per person and still
break even. What do you tell the executive director?
Using your work to define MMWC’s spending limit, the
executive director prepared a request for bids and sent it to all
of the food purveyors in and near Wabash. The best bid came in
at $.50 (fifty cents) below the number that you have calculated
as MMWC’s break-even per person-week. Using the lowest bid
and the information given earlier, the executive director wants
you to prepare a budget for MMWC in a format that will allow
her to monitor MMWC’s performance on a quarterly basis for
the coming year.
For budgeting purposes, the executive director has told you to
assume that there are 13 weeks in each quarter. You know from
your experience that the fixed expenses for the organization
vary by season. Fixed costs average $38,000 per week in the
winter (1st quarter), $34,000 per week in the second quarter,
$35,000 in the third quarter, and $37,000 in the fourth quarter.
Question 2: Prepare a budget for the next four quarters of

operation for the executive director and summarize it for the
full year.
The first quarter of operation was in the midst of a very severe
winter. As a result, MMWC was only able to get food to 4,600
people per week on average. In addition, the cold weather and
snow caused MMWC to exceed the limits of its snowplowing
and heating oil contracts. As a result, MMWC’s fixed costs
were $2,000 per week above what you had forecast. Luckily, a
food purveyor from outside the Wabash city limits responded to
MMWC’s request for bids just before the quarter began and
gave MMWC a bid that was $.75 (seventy-five cents) per
person-week below the quote that was used in your budget. That
is a full $1.25 below the break-even level that you calculated.
The executive director knows that something has happened
because the budgeted numbers and the actual results that she
sees on her quarterly operating statement don’t match. She
wants you to tell her why.
Question 3: Prepare an analysis of variances for the first quarter
of the year to help her understand what caused the differences
between the results. Provide her with as much detail as you can
given the available information, that is, volume variance, price
variance, and quantity variance. Be sure to indicate whether
those variances were favorable or unfavorable. Don’t forget to
look at the fixed-cost variance as well.
Prepare a revenue variance analysis.
Prepare a food expense variance analysis.
Calculate the net impact of the severe winter weather and lower
food prices on MMWC’s first quarter result. Was MMWC better
off or worse off?
Was the overall aggregate variance large enough to have a
significant impact on MMWC during the first quarter? Is it
significant when compared to projected annual profits or losses?
During the year, you conducted an analysis of MMWC’s kitchen
operations and determined that you could increase the capacity
of the kitchen to 10,400 meals per day. You see a chance to
increase the number of meals that MMWC can deliver to the

elderly, as well as a way to increase your weekly revenue.
However, expanding the kitchen’s capacity will require you to
purchase $700,000 worth of equipment. The equipment has a
useful life of five years. The executive director is interested in
any idea that will expand service delivery. But, she is concerned
about being able to pay for the equipment. She tells you that
MMWC’s cost of capital is 9 percent and asks if MMWC should
purchase the equipment.
Question 4: What do you tell her? Support your
recommendation and present your findings in a way that the
executive director will understand.
Assuming that you pay your suppliers quarterly and that you are
paid by Wabash quarterly, what would you recommend doing?
Would your answer be different if you were paid by Wabash and
pay your suppliers weekly? Annually?
You finish your capital budget analysis just in time to prepare
the operating budget for the coming year. The executive
director wants you to use last year’s budget as a starting point
but to update it to reflect the higher fixed costs that occurred
during this year’s winter operations (i.e., the first quarter). In
addition, she has decided to accept your recommendation about
the equipment. If you decide to go ahead with the purchase, a
local bank will lend MMWC the full purchase price of the
equipment and only charge MMWC for interest during the first
year of the loan. Interest on the loan would be set at 8 percent
per year. MMWC’s normal policy is to assume a 10 percent
residual value on all kitchen equipment and to depreciate it over
five years on a straight-line basis.
Question 5: Incorporating all of the things that have happened
during the year, as well as your capital budgeting
recommendation, prepare a new quarterly budget and an annual
summary for MMWC for the coming year.
Question 6: Given the profits that MMWC expects to produce in
the next fiscal year, should it expand and feed more people?
Why has it chosen not to feed more than 5,200 people? What
would be required to expand MMWC beyond its current level of

operations?
Sheet1River CountyCapital Budgetassetnumber of unitsunit
costtotal costestimated lifegarbage truck215000030000010bull
dozer12400002400008lawn mowers316000480005activity
center165000065000040total1238000PROFIT AND LOSS
EXTRACT AMOUNT TO BE CHARGED AS DEPRECIATION
FOR EACH OF THOSE ASSETSdepreciation for each of those
assetsdepreciation per annum=total cost/estimated lifegarbage
truck300000/10=30000bull dozer240000/8=30000lawn
mowers48000/5=9600activity center650000/40=16250balance
sheet extractNet book value= Cost less accumulated
depreciationgarbage truckyear 1year 2year 3year 4year 5year
6year 7year 8year 9year
10cost30000030000030000030000030000030000030000030000
0300000300000accumulated
depreciation300006000090000120000150000180000210000240
000270000300000net book
value270000240000210000180000150000120000900006000030
0000BULL
DOZERYEAR12345678COST2400002400002400002400002400
00240000240000240000ACCUMULATED
DEPRECIATION30000600009000012000015000018000021000
0240000NET BOOK
VALUE2100001800001500001200009000060000300000LAWN
MOWERSYEAR12345COST4800048000480004800048000ACC
UMULATED
DEPRECIATION960019200288003840048000NET BOOK
VALUE38400288001920096000ACTIVITY
CENTERYEAR1234567891011121314151617181920212223242
5262728293031323334353637383940COST65000065000065000
06500006500006500006500006500006500006500006500006500
00650000650000650000650000650000650000650000650000650
00065000065000065000065000065000065000065000065000065
00006500006500006500006500006500006500006500006500006
50000650000ACCUMULATED

DEPRECIATION16250325004875065000812509750011375013
00001462501625001787501950002112502275002437502600002
76250292500308750325000341250357500373750390000406250
42250043875045500047150048750050375052000053625055275
0568750585000601250617500633750650000NET BOOK
VALUE6337506175006012505850005687505525005367505200
00503750487500471250455000438750422500406750390000373
75035750034125032500030875029250027625026000024375022
75002112501950001785001625001462501300001137509750081
250650004875032500162500
Sheet2
Sheet3
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Running head: CAPITAL BUDGET
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CAPITAL BUDGET
River County‘s Capital Budget
University of Affiliation:
Student’s Name:
River County‘s Capital Budget
This assignemnt is in regards to River County’s capital
acquisition plans. An analysis of a scenario is made and a
capital budget for the said items to be acquired is prepared as
presented in the attached excell file. The calculations for the
required components of the capital budget using Excel are
clearly labeled.The primary goal of this assignment section is to
explain the already prepared budget to the County Council. The
following is the scenario analyzed: River County is planning

several capital acquisitions for the coming year. These include
the purchase of two new garbage trucks at $150,000 each, one
new bulldozer at $240,000, three new riding lawn mowers at
$16,000 each, and construction of an activity center in the part
for $650,000. The expected lifetime of the various capital items
is 10 years for the garbage trucks, 8 years for the bulldozer, 5
years for the lawn mowers, and 40 years for the activity center.
Having “prepared a capital budget for the items to be acquired”
(Harvard Business School, 2009), from the attached excell file,
showing their estimated lifetimes, and their per unit and total
costs, the budget is explained as follows.
River County Council would require approximately $1,238,000
to satisfaction full “acquision of all the capital asssets”
(Bennouna, Meredith & Marchant, 2010) as provided in the
above case. The budget is detailed as follows. From this total
budgeted amount, a unit cost of a garbage truck would cost
$150,000 totaling $300,000 for 2 units. The Council would have
require 1 bulldozer totalling $240,000. Equally, the council will
require 3 lawn mowers for a total cost of $48,000. Last but not
least, the council would acquire 1 activity center for a total cost
of $650,000.
All of the above “capital assets will have varrying useful lives”
(Lam K.C., Wang & Lam M.C.K.,2007). This means that the
council should expect to have generated incomes equals to the
estimated depreciation to break even with the cost of acquiring
the assets. This gives an approximate value of the depreciation
to be reflected on the county’s balance sheet.
For instance,the accounting department of the council should
charge $30,000 yearly depreciation for garbage truck until 10
years are over. For the case of the bull dozer, the council should
all charge #30,000 yearly depreciation untill 8 years are over.
With regards to accounting for teh cost of lown mowers, the
council should charge $9,600 yearly depreciation for 5 years
and $16250 yearly depreciation for 40 years when accounting
for the activity center. “Understandig these figures would help
the council determine if they are utilizing the assets

appropriatly for maximum gain” (Publishing, O. E. C. D.,
2001).
References
Bennouna K., Meredith G. & Marchant T., (2010) “Improved
capital budgeting decision making: evidence from Canada",
Management Decision, Vol. 48 (2) pp.225 – 247
Harvard Business School. (2009). Preparing a budget: Expert
solutions to everyday challenges.
Lam K.C., Wang D., & Lam M.C.K. (2007) “The capital
Budgeting Evaluation practices (2004) of building contractors
in Hong Kong” International Journal of Project Management,
Vol. 25(8) p 824-834
Publishing, O. E. C. D. (2001). Managing Public Expenditure: A
Reference Book for Transition Countries. Paris: Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Week 1–AssignmentDueJuly 23, 2015
Capital Budget
Analyze the following scenario: River County is planning
several capital acquisitions for the coming year. These include
the purchase of two new garbage trucks at $150,000 each, one
new bulldozer at $240,000, three new riding lawn mowers at
$16,000 each, and construction of an activity center in the part
for $650,000. The expected lifetime of the various capital items
is 10 years for the garbage trucks, 8 years for the bulldozer, 5
years for the lawn mowers, and 40 years for the activity center.
Prepare a capital budget for the items to be acquired, showing
their estimated lifetimes, and their per unit and total costs.
Clearly label the calculations for the required components of the
capital budget using Excel. Use formulas to show the

interrelationships and format the cells to insert a comma if there
is more than three numbers and round to the nearest whole
number. Explain your budget to the county council.
Submit to your instructor your two page Word document (not
including the title and reference pages) and your Excel
worksheet.Your paper should be formatted according to APA
style as outlined in the approved APA style guide, and you must
cite at least two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
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Week 2–Assignment
Operational Analysis Read Case Study “Mead Meals on
Wheels” in Chapter 9 of the required text. Using the
information in the case study, discuss the following:
MMWC buys the equipment to expand their services.
Present a recommendation supporting the type of financial
impact the expansion of services will have on
MMWC. Clearly label the calculation of the impact of food
costs and the financial impact costs. Use formulas to calculate
the costs and format the cells to insert a comma if there is more
than three numbers and round to the nearest whole number.
Submit to your instructor your one page single spaced
Word document (not including title and reference pages) and
your Excel worksheet. Your paper should be formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style
guide, and you must cite at least two scholarly sources in
addition to the textbook.

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